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Broward’s diverse array of art groups will unite through an inaugural celebration during The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale’s “Spring for the Arts” from April 2 through April 30. Spearheaded by The Galleria, this month-long program will provide a platform for local arts groups to promote their organizations and will raise funds for Funding Arts Broward, which provides grants to further the arts in the community.

In support of Funding Arts Broward, Truluck’s Fort Lauderdale recently hosted a reception for the kick-off, where guests recognized Dr. Stanley and Pearl Goodman, Kelley Shanley, Joy Satterlee, Janet Erlick and Doug McCraw for their commitment to the arts in the community.

“Spring for the Arts” will commence on April 2 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Galleria with a one-day expo of 32 local arts organizations, which will educate mall visitors about their mission and upcoming events. Attendees will also enjoy viewing auditions for Tri-Rail’s Senior Idol with more than 90 singers ages 65 and over, a theatrical performance by the Fort Lauderdale Children’s Theatre, a dance performance by the Jubilee Dance Theatre, and the launch of a month-long art exhibition, “Look Who’s Living in the Trees,” from Young at Art Children’s Museum. Other participating groups include: Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Broward Cultural Division, Gold Coast Jazz Society, Master Chorale of South Florida, Miramar Cultural Center, National Week of the Ocean, Next Weekend Productions and South Florida Symphony.

“The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale will provide the perfect backdrop for this first-time community effort in support of the arts,” said Melissa Milroy, marketing manager of The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale. “With decreased funding for the arts, this is the perfect opportunity to connect arts groups with the public, while raising funds that will provide more arts programming for all to enjoy.”

In addition, “Spring for the Arts” will include free performances and art exhibitions throughout April. Sponsors include: AutoNation, Piano Music Center, Bitner Goodman and Truluck’s Fort Lauderdale. Participating groups include: Ann Storck Center, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, ArtServe, ArtsUnited, Broward Dance Academy, Coral Springs Museum of Art, Florida Grand Opera, Florida Youth Orchestra, Fort Lauderdale Gay Men’s Chorus, Fort Lauderdale Women’s Chorus, Gold Coast Watercolor Society, Joi Street Dance, Le P’ti Club, Life is Art, Nest of Living Arts, Nova Singers, Palms Center for the Arts, Symphony of the Americas, The Florida Special Arts Center and The Girl Choir of South Florida.

“We applaud The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale for presenting this opportunity to showcase our thriving arts scene,” said Drazia Rubenstein, president of Funding Arts Broward. “Funds raised will be distributed through grants that will directly support arts programming for everyone to enjoy.”

Also, in support of Funding Arts Broward, raffle tickets for the chance to win a 1.25-carat diamond will be available during April at The Galleria’s Guest Services. Only 200 tickets will be sold at $50 each.

The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday. For more information call 954-564-1036 or visit http://www.galleriamall-fl.com. •

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Funding Arts Broward! (FAB!) was recently the recipient of a $150,000 grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. With this grant, FAB will establish the “Knight New Work Awards” which they believe will be a catalyst for Broward County cultural presenters to innovate, to invest in the professional development of their creative personnel, to purchase necessary equipment, collaborate with guest artists, and more.

Knight New Work Awardees will be selected by a panel of arts professionals assembled by FAB!. Along with the honor, awardees will have their art displayed on an annual artist-designed poster that will be produced by FAB! and displayed throughout the county to create awareness of their works. Creative marketing and free master classes or artistic demonstrations by awardees will also cultivate new audiences in underserved communities.

It is expected by FAB! that the establishment of these New Work Awards will prove to be a game-changing event for the cultural life of Broward County. Their existence will draw new talent to the Broward community and reward existing talent.

This year the Knight Foundation awarded $3.8 million in grants in South Florida as part of the Knight Arts Challenge but only three in Broward; the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood ($25,000), FAB! ($150,000) and William Stewart’s Rhythm of Africa Music Program ($25,000). FAB!’s grant was among the largest for this program. This is a testament to the work that the leadership of FAB! has done in the community.

Since 2003, FAB! has awarded more than $1 million to more than 30 arts organizations in Broward County. FAB! was formed in response to significant decreases in government arts funding. FAB!’s mission is to enrich the Broward County arts community by funding high quality Broward County based visual and performing arts programming. For more information visit http://www.fundingartsbroward.org.

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation advances journalism in the digital age and invests in the vitality of communities where the Knight brothers owned newspapers. The Knight Foundation focuses on projects that promote community engagement and lead to transformational change. The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation’s Knight Arts Challenge is a five-year, $40 million initiative to bring South Florida together through the arts. For more information visit http://www.knightfoundation.org. •

As the current economic climate continues to take its toll on South Florida’s art and cultural organizations and venues, it’s more important than ever that residents rally to support these local treasures. The positive impact of the arts on our economy, our communities and our youth is tremendous.

From an economic standpoint, the arts are a major attraction for both South Florida residents and visitors and are an important source of employment and tax revenue for our communities.

Broward County, for example, has more than 5,000 arts-related businesses that employ almost 22,000 people. Patrons of the arts buy tickets to our museums, theaters and galleries, dine in our restaurants, sleep in our hotels, and shop in our malls. Cultural and artistic venues also add to the diversity of attractions that we can offer visitors and help make us an attractive vacation destination.

In Broward County, non-profit arts organizations generate over $150 million in total economic activity annually, with almost $90 million benefiting local restaurants, hotels, retailers, parking garages, and countless other businesses. There is also a significant increase in spending from “cultural tourists,” compared to tourists who don’t attend an arts event.

A thriving arts and cultural scene also contributes to a better quality of life in our communities, attracts new residents, and brings more businesses to the area, all of which strengthen the local economy.

As parents, we also understand the equally significant impact that the arts have on the positive social, emotional and cognitive development of children. Cutting funding for cultural and arts education is clearly detrimental to future generations. But as more and more school boards across Florida, and the country, face pressure to cut budgets, the need to maintain area art and cultural venues becomes even more pressing as they may soon be the only places where our youth can participate in the visual and performing arts.

As South Florida residents, we each share the burden of ensuring the survival of our beloved cultural institutions for our children, our communities and our local economy. We must do our part to support the arts where we live, work and raise our families. Here are some ways that each of us can make a positive difference:

Volunteer to serve on an arts organization board or usher for local performances.

Support your favorite arts organization by becoming a member or subscriber, sponsoring an event or making a charitable donation.

Buy local art for gifts to friends and family.

Purchase tickets to area performances and give them as gifts.

Encourage your workplace to sponsor an arts organization or event.

Work to elect leaders who support arts and culture and understand the importance of creating a vibrant community.

Write an editorial about the value of arts education to your community.

Join an arts advocacy organization, such as the Arts Action Alliance of Broward or Funding Arts Broward (FAB!).

Understandably, difficult decisions are being made by our County Commissioners about where to invest and where to cut. But when arts funding is reduced, it undermines an industry that is a cornerstone of economic, communal and childhood development. Your support for the arts is a sound investment — an investment that will provide significant returns in the form of stabilized and revitalized communities, a better quality of life, and an educational system that engages our children and prepares them for the future.

Dance

Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida
2011 Arts Ballet Enhanced staging of “The Nutcracker”
Arts Ballet Theatre will serve patrons in Broward County with enhanced performances of “The Nutcracker” at the Parker Playhouse on December 17 and 18, 2011.
Grant Partner: Nova Southeastern University

Miami City Ballet Program IV. “Romeo and Juliet”
Miami City Ballet will present 4 performances of the Company premiere presentation of John Cranko’s “Romeo and Juliet” as the season’s centerpiece at the Broward Center, April 29, 2011 – May 2, 2011
Grant Partner: Peck Foundation

Miramar Cultural Trust “Dancing Through Barriers”
Miramar Cultural Trust will feature the Dance Theatre of Harlem, performing “Dancing Through Barriers” for a weekend in late January or early February 2011. itian-born, Miami based contemporary artist Adler Guerrier will create a new site specific exhibition exploring life in Hollywood and Broward County.
Grant Partner: Florida Marlins Community Foundation

Music

Ars Flores Symphony Orchestra
A Romantic Night of Opera with Rima Medici Tawil
Famed opera star and La Scala graduate, Rima Medici Tawil, will join Ars Flores for a Music for Munchkins concert in the morning and a general audience concert in the evening on March 26, 2011.

Broward Performing Arts Foundation
Jean Yves Thibaudet – A Solo Piano Recital
Renowned pianist, Jean Yves Thibaudet, will perform a solo recital, providing a memorable evening of classical entertainment, at the Broward Center on February 7, 2011
Grant Partner: Connie & Theo Folz, in memory of Buddy Lochrie

Florida Grand Opera
Jacques Offenbach’s “The Tales of Hoffmann”
Jacques Offenbach’s “Tales of Hoffmann”, which is oft-described by music scholars as one of the grandest and most expressive examples of 19th-Century French opera, will be presented at the Broward Center on February 10 and 12, 2011.
Grant Partner: Craig Zinn Automotive Group

Florida Youth Orchestra
Spotlight Family Concert 2011
160 young FYO musicians, will perform the Spotlight Family Concert, which includes full symphonic repertoire along with chamber music and solo presentations, for children and adults at the Coral Springs Center for the Arts on March 6, 2011.
Grant Partner: HI Foundation

Gold Coast Jazz Society
2011 Winter Season of Jazz
This project will include 7 jazz concerts at the Amaturo Theater, Broward Center, 1 free outreach jazz concert at the Coral Springs Museum of Art, and free jazz education performances for students in local Broward schools.
Grant Partner: Al Bishop Jazz Fund

Master Chorale of South Florida
Performance of Giuseppe Verdi’s “Requiem”
The acclaimed 125-member Master Chorale of South Florida will perform Verdi’s
“Requiem” on March 25, 2011 in the Amaturo Theater, Broward Center.
Grant Partner: Barbara Cooper

Old Dillard Foundation
Cannonball Jazz Series
Local musicians will present 4 cabaret style jazz concerts at the Old Dillard Museum. This series honors the small bands that were organized by Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, who was a school teacher at the historic site in the last 1950s.

Symphony of the Americas
Symphony of the Americas Classics Events
Symphony of the Americas will present 5 Guest Artist Subscription Performances between January 25 and November 22, 2011 at the Amaturo Theatre, Broward Center and the Broward performances of Summerfest 2011 July 15 – August 30, 2011.
Grant Partner: Alice & Joe Smith, in honor of Connie & Theo Folz

The Girl Choir of South Florida
“Sense and Nonsense”
Musical settings of poetry and verse will be explored from the serious to the nonsensical. This interactive multicultural program will be held at the Amaturo Theater, Broward Center on May 14, 2011.

Theater

City Theatre
16th Annual Summer Shorts – America’s Short Play Festival
This festival features comedies and drama, exciting and enriching shorts for children and families, and a late-night series with political and provocative material reflective of our times. The series will be held at the Epstein Center for the Arts at Nova University School June 30-July 3, 2011.

Fantasy Theatre Factory
Cultural Arts Programming for Community Audiences Project
Family audiences in Broward venues that include Broward theatres, libraries, and after-school sites, will enjoy 30 cultural arts theater performances from January through December 2011.

Fort Lauderdale Children’s Theatre
“Disney’s Geppetto and Son”
A new musical adaptation of Pinocchio featuring songs from the classic film will be 4 performed at the Dillard Center for the Arts from May 13 through May 15, 2011.

Lovewell Institute for the Creative Arts
Lovewell Theatre Project Presents “Let There Be Balloons”
Lovewell Institute presents a 5 performance musical that tells a story of chaos and change in a family and a town held at the NSU Performance Theatre January 1 – February 13, 2011

Mosaic Theatre
Making a Difference in 2011
Mosaic Theatre’s performance season will feature a World Premiere play along with fresh plays that will challenge and entertain our diverse Broward community January 1 through July 30, 2011.

The Association of Performing Arts of India
Chitram: A Portrait of Indian Culture
Chitram, produced and directed by Kanniks Kannikeswaran, is a powerful multimedia musical theater production that explores the diversity of the Indian Diaspora. It will be held at the Miramar Cultural Arts Center on April 02, 2011.

The Women’s Theatre Project
Southeastern Premiere of “Eclipsed” and South Florida Premiere of “Sunday on the Rocks”
These two theatrical works honor women and their survival. There will be 32 performances held at Sixth Star Studios February 2011 through May 2011.
Grant Partner: Leslie Brown Memorial Fund

Visual Arts

Art and Culture Center of Hollywood
Christina Lei Rodriguez Gallery Exhibition
Miami-based Christina Lei Rodriquez will create sculptures and site-specific installations which contrasts growth and decay in a dramatic assemblage of colorful forms. This three-dimensional work will be held in the main gallery of the Art and Culture Center from April 22, 2011 until June 5, 2011.
Grant Partner: River Oaks Foundation, in honor of Francie Bishop Good

Broward County Film Society / FLIFF
FAB! Films for Kids
Free movies for young audiences followed by a Q&A with a hands-on or live performance activity will be shown at the Cinema Paradiso the first Saturday of each month January through December 2011.
Grant Partner: The Kresge Foundation

Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale
The Art of Caring: A Look at Life through Photography
From birth to death, this photographic exhibition depicts seven thematic components to explore how the key events of life are celebrated and honored in different cultures throughout the world, May 1 through September 1, 2011.

Young at Art Children’s Museum
The Jim Henson Legacy!
The genius of Jim Henson will be celebrated through video, photography, puppets and visual and performing art-based programs June 10, 2011 through August 28, 2011.

Innovative/Collaborative

Art and Culture Center of Hollywood and Lisa Rockford
The She-Monster Sideshow
Lisa Rockford will feature her neon-colored 6 feet by 3 feet banner paintings which are inspired by 1950′s B-movie posters and presented in the style of carnival sideshow April 22, 2011 through June 5, 2011.
Grant Partner: The FAB! Board, in honor of Francie Bishop Good & David Horvitz

Children’s Cultural Arts Programs

The following programs are being funded by a special $20,000 grant from BankAtlantic

Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida
2011 Arts Ballet Children’s Outreach
Students in 4 Broward Schools will be treated to excerpts from the scheduled main ballet performances through the Arts Ballet Goes to School program. These performances will be held one or two weeks prior to the main performances January through December 2011.

Art and Culture Center of Hollywood
Family Performance Series
This is a series of 5 free and low-cost theatrical performances that will include an interactive educational component involving the artists and the children. Performances will be held at the Hollywood Central Performing Arts Center monthly from January to May 2011.

Broward Performing Arts Foundation
Broward Center Family Fun Series 2010-2011
“Family Fun” is a literature-based series designed to expose younger children to live theater performance while promoting early reading. This series will include 24 performances held at 4 Broward venues from January through May 2011.

Fantasy Theatre Factory
Children’s Cultural Arts Program at Amaturo Theatre
Fantasy Theatre Factory will provide 10 free theater performances of “Little Monster Tales”, for third grade students bused from Broward schools to the Broward Center. Performances will be held in October, 2011.

Gold Coast Jazz Society
JazzSLAM – 2011 Jazz Education Program
JazzSLAM, is a live jazz education program, for 4th and 5th grade students that integrate jazz with critical thinking skills and strategies for test taking. The performances will occur at 10 Broward schools January through December 2011.

Grant Awards $15,000 – $12,000

Art and Culture Center of Hollywood Alder Guerrier Mixed-Media Project $15,000.
Haitian-born, Miami based contemporary artist Adler Guerrier will create a new site specific exhibition exploring life in Hollywood and Broward County.
FAB! Partner: Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, Nova Southeastern University

Miami City Ballet Program III: The Neighborhood Ballroom $15,000.

Edward Villella’s The Neighborhood Ballroom, which includes four acts, each focusing on a different style of dance made popular during various eras of the 1900’s.
FAB! Partner: HI Foundation

Symphony of the Americas Symphony of the Americas Classics Events $14,000.

Selected arias and duets of famous & familiar opera to be performed in Florida & the Americas features an international orchestra.
FAB! Partner: Theo Folz, in honor of Connie Folz

Florida Grand Opera Rossini’s The Barber of Seville $13,000. One hour prior to each performance, Justin Moss, FGO’s Managing Director of Public Relations & External Affairs, hosts a free “Opera Preview” for all ticket holders. The “Opera Preview” educates audiences on the history and plot of the opera and offers information on the composer and librettist.
FAB! Partner: Craig Zinn Automotive Group

Florida International Film Festival/Cinema Paradiso FAB! Fun for Kids $12,000.

A free series of movies for young audiences the first Saturday of each month featuring an eclectic mix of classics, foreign, documentary and vintage animation followed by a hands on or live performance activity with the film.
FAB! Partner: Levinson Jewelers

Grant Awards $11,500 – $9,000

Young at Art Children’s Museum Children Just Like Me $11,500.

“Children Just Like Me” is a hands on celebratory exhibition of children from around the globe that will be presented for over 5,000 children and families.
FAB! Partner: Rothstein, Rosenfeldt and Adler

Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale Edward Steichen: In High Fashion 1923-1937 $11,000.

Edward Steichen was the chief photographer for Vogue and Vanity Fair Magazines from 1923 – 1937, producing an oeuvre of unequaled brilliance, dramatizing and glamorizing contemporary culture and its achievers.

FAB! Partner: BankAtlantic

Arts Ballet Theater of Florida Harlequinade Ballet $10,000.

Harlequinade, originally staged under the title of Les millions d’ Arlequin, was originally created by choreographer Marius Petipa and composer Riccardo Drigo for the Imperial Ballet of St. Petersburg, Russia.
FAB! Partner: Peck Foundation

Coral Springs Museum of Art Plein Air Gallery $10,000.

The Plein Air Gallery is to be a permanent outside installation of art on the 500 linear feet of space on the west side of the museum. The inaugural installation will be by artist Shelley Parriott and her Color Field Sculptures. The sculptures will complement the Museum’s pond reflections and surrounding landscape.

Mosaic Theater Making a Difference in 2010 $9,500.

This 2010 season of one hundred performances will include a World Premier play, as well as fresh plays directly from New York, performed in a 150 seat black box theater.

Florida Youth Orchestra Spotlight Family Concert $9,000.

The 150 young musicians of the Florida Youth Orchestra provide community entertainment not commonly available to all segments of the population particularly senior citizens, individuals with special needs, and low income families. Spotlight Family Concerts bring classical music to a diverse audience.
FAB! Partner: Florida Marlins Community Foundation

Gold Coast Jazz Society Mainstage Jazz Concerts; Jazz Educational Concerts; In-school Performances and Free Outreach Performances $9,000.

A series of classic traditional Jazz concerts featuring performers of international and national renown, as well as regional and local resident jazz musicians. Free pre-concert educational jazz talks provided by a local jazz radio host are offered prior to each mainstage concert.
AB! Partner: Albert Bishop Jazz Fund

City Theater “15th Annual Summer Shorts: America’s Short Play Festival $9,000.

This regional event has a growing national reputation for developing original “short” one-act plays by established playwrights and important new voices in American theatre and bringing together over 100 regional and national artists.
FAB! Partner: Francie Bishop Good and David Horvitz

Fort Lauderdale Children’s Theatre Disney Princess Play Double Bill $9,000.

Provides the first exposure to live theatre for hundreds of children each year.
FAB! Partner: Alice and Joe Smith, in honor of Connie and Theo Folz

The Women’s Theater Project The Year of Magical Thinking/Going to See the Elephant $9,000.

These are two theatrical works honoring women who overcame incredible obstacles with sheer determination, resourcefulness, instinct, and intellect.

Grant Awards $8,000 – $3,000

Ars Flores Symphony Orchestra Success Stories: Ars Flores Rising Stars Alumni Concert 10th Anniversary $8,000.

To celebrate the orchestra’s 10th anniversary, concerts will feature former student musicians, Daniel Andai & Dawn Smith, who now pursue international professional careers. There will be a morning children’s performance and an evening gala concert.
FAB! Partner: The Kresge Foundation

Master Chorale of South Florida Performance of Requiem by Amadeus Mozart $6,500.

The acclaimed 134 member chorus accompanied by Boca Raton Symphonia will perform Amadeus Mozart’s Requiem.

The Girls Choir of South Florida Journeys and Destinations $6,100.

Presentation of a concert featuring songs of human experience and travels with a highlight arrangement commissioned by the choir about Florida folksongs by a Florida composer that includes an anthem based upon the text of the oldest known poem about Florida.
FAB! Partner: Erica Hartman-Horvitz and Richard Horvitz

Broward Performing Arts Foundation, Inc. “Learning Through the Arts $6,000.

“Learning Through the Arts” is an integrated program that connects the arts to cognitive learning by providing reading-based, multi-cultural performances free of charge to Broward County students.
FAB! Partner: Grant in memory of Alma Siegler, Mother of Jessica Olefson

Old Dillard Foundation Old Dillard Jazz Room Review $4,000.

A series of mini-concerts recalls finger popping, toe tapping vibrancy of African American juke joints that were once part of the Fort Lauderdale music scene.

Fantasy Theatre Factory “Children’s Cultural Enrichment and Literacy Programs $3,000.

Fantasy Theatre Factory is a touring theater that will provide 50 free quality theater experiences for children and families during non-school hours in libraries, parks, recreation departments, and YMCA’s with emphasis on special needs groups

Innovative Collaborative

Art and Culture Center of Hollywood & Josafat Miranda In Search of Lost Time $4,700.

Collaboration with Mexican artist, Josafat Miranda, to present his site specific exhibition of multi media work to be displayed at the Museum Focus South Florida Project Room which showcases emerging contemporary artists living in South Florida.

Art and Culture Center of Hollywood TM Sisters $15,000.

TM Sisters draws a spotlight on the increasingly elevated level of contemporary arts programming to be seen in Broward County. The Sisters collaborate in the mediums of video, digital video, performance, interactive video, Vjing, collage, social experiments, clothing, and installation.
FAB! Partner: Theo Folz Membership Challenge

Ballet Gamonet Broward Series at Bailey Concert Hall $15,000.

Ballet Gamonet is unique in the scope of new work performed and the number of choreographers working with the company. The Company debuted over 50 world premieres and 12 USA premieres from international choreographers of merit.
FAB! Partner: The Kresge Foundation

Florida Grand Opera Lakmé by Leo Delibes $15,000.

Sung in French, Lakmé is an Oriental tale of romance, mysticism, and deceit set in 19th century India. The Flower Duet, one of the most familiar classical tunes ever written, has been heard in movies, TV shows, elevators, and now it is a popular cell phone ringtone. Lakmé can be understood and enjoyed by audiences of all ages, demographic backgrounds and operatic knowledge.
FAB! Partner: Anonymous Challenge Grant

Miami City Ballet Program II Broward 2009 $15,000.

The choreography, music and stylistic choices of Program II offer Broward audiences the unique opportunity to view works by dance’s most celebrated artists, as performed by one of the nation’s top ballet companies. The program includes: Paul Taylor’s Mercuric Tidings, Edward Villella’s “THE MAMBO: Mambo No. 2 a.m.”, and George Balanchine’s Ballet Imperial.
FAB! Partner: Holland America Line

Young at Art The Art of Andy Warhol $15,000.

Pop Art exhibition in collaboration with the Warhol Foundation and Museum. Through original prints featuring myths including the Wicked Witch, Mickey Mouse and Superman, children will be exposed to Warhol’s artistry and taught to make their own prints in the printmaking studio.
FAB! Partner: Florida Marlins Community Foundation

Ft. Lauderdale Int’l Film Festival FAB! Films for Kids $15,000.

A free series of movies for young audiences the first Saturday of each month featuring an eclectic mix of classics, foreign, documentary and vintage animation followed by questions and answers. A hands-on or performance related activity will be included.
FAB! Partner: Levinson Jewelers

Symphony of the Americas Classics Events $13,000.

Selected arias and duets of famous & familiar operas. Summerfest 2009 to be performed in Florida & the Americas features an international orchestra.
FAB! Partner: Anonymous

Grant Awards $12,000 – $10,000

Museum Of Art/Fort Lauderdale American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell $12,000.

This major exhibition offers audiences of every age a fascinating view of the work and life of America’s most beloved illustrator, Norman Rockwell. Rockwell captures the American experience through hallmark images of everyday life, scenes documenting the Civil Rights movement, and reflections of a world at war.
FAB! Partner: Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, Nova Southeastern University

City Theatre Summer Shorts Festival 2009 $10,000.

Festival devoted to the production of original “short” one-act plays. SHORTS 4 KIDS will feature “short” plays expressly designed to appeal to a diverse, multi-cultural young audience and their families. A completely new, late night series of short plays that push the envelope socially and politically.
FAB! Partner: BankAtlantic Foundation

Coral Springs Museum of Art The Art of Britto: Romero Britto 2009 $10,000.

Romero Britto will work with a few Advanced Placement students from 6 local high schools to create a mural in the theme of “Visual and Performing Arts”. The painted mural will be permanently displayed in the lobby gallery of the Coral Springs Museum of Art.

Fantasy Theatre Factory Children’s Cultural Enrichment and Literacy Programs $10,000.

Will provide 10 quality theatre experiences for children and families throughout Broward County, serving 15,000 demographically diverse children . The program materials include literature and ecology based performances, that support Sunshine State Standards for Reading and Science.

Florida Youth Orchestra Spotlight Family Concert $10,000.

The 150 young musicians of the Florida Youth Orchestra provide community entertainment not commonly available to all segments of the population particularly senior citizens, individuals with special needs, and low income families. Spotlight Family Concerts bring classical music to a diverse audience.
FAB! Partner: HI Foundation

Fort Lauderdale Children’s Theatre Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka Junior $10,000.

Provides the first exposure to live theatre for hundreds of children each year. Ronald Dahl’s Willy Wonka Junior is a brand new theatrical experience based on his well loved children’s novel and the classical musical film both named Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
FAB! Partner: Rothstein, Rosenfeldt, and Adler

Gold Coast Jazz Society 2009 Winter & Spring Season of Jazz $10,000.

A series of classic traditional Jazz concerts featuring performers of international and national renown, as well as regional and local resident jazz musicians. Free pre-concert educational jazz talks provided by a local jazz radio host are offered prior to each mainstage concert.
Funding Partner: Albert Bishop Jazz Fund

Mosaic Theatre Making A Difference $10,000.

Repertoire includes dramatic and comedic works to challenge, teach, engage, and delight the audience. Our mission is to “challenge” our audiences making them think about critical issues as they leave the theatre.
FAB! Partner: Alice and Joe Smith in honor of Connie and Theo Folz

Grant Awards $9,000 – $3,000

Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida Ballet “Fairy Doll” $9,000.

Arts Ballet Theatre will stage a world premiere production of the “lost ballet” Fairy Doll with original choreography by Vladimir Issaev. This important classical ballet appeals to the entire family, especially children, and teaches the timeless values of honoring diversity and working together.

Inside Out Theatre Company Main Stage 2009 Season $8,000.

There will be two plays in 2009 which have been chosen for their timely themes and their ability to inspire and motivate audiences to ask questions about our society and the ways in which we live.

The Women’s Theatre Project The Interview by Faye Sholiton $8,000.

Tells the story of a Holocaust survivor who lost virtually everyone she has ever loved. As she relates her story for video archive so that the next generation might learn from her experience, she begins to see her life and survival for what they are: a blessing.

Association of Performing Arts of India Shaki Dance Company $3,000.

The story of the hero, Rama, from his birth to his coronation is portrayed using world dance forms, Hindustani and Carnatic music, elaborate sets and specially designed costumes.

Florida Grand OperaThe Pearl Fishers by Georges Bizet – $15,000.

This is the first presentation of this opera by Georges Bizet in over thirty (30) years.  It is a challenging work for the few artists who can meet the vocal and dramatic requirements of this performance.FAB! Partner: Florida Marlins Community Foundation

Ft. Lauderdale Int’l Film Festival FAB! Films for Kids $15,000.

A free series of movies for young audiences the first Saturday of each month featuring an eclectic mix of classics, foreign, documentary and vintage animation followed by questions and answers. A hands-on or performance related activity will be included. FAB! Partner: Bank Atlantic

Miami City Ballet Program II Broward 2008 Square Dance $15,000.

A breezy and rousing work of classicism tinged with the spirit of American square dancing, nine Sinatra Songs, Twyla Tharp’s ravishing response to the genius of Frank Sinarta and the Bourree Fantasque – Company premiere of Balanchine’s masterwork in the French classical manner. FAB! Partner: Anonymous

Young at Art Oh,Suess! Off to Great Places $15,000.

This exhibit encourages children to take an imaginative journey of self-discovery through the art making process. Artwork by Theodor Geisel a.k.a. Dr. Seuss, urges children to think outside the box.
In honor of Erica Hartman-Horvitz and Richard Horvitz

Grant Awards $10,000 – $13,000

Art and Culture Center of Hollywood Native Art Now $10,000.

An evocative, wide-ranging presentation of the work of contemporary Native American artists, featuring perspectives reflecting modern social and political tensions in a culture under pressure from within and without to honor tradition yet assimilate into the mainstream. FAB! Partner: Office Depot

City Theatre Summer Shorts Festival 2008 $10,000.

This is a Mainstage and Family Festivals National Festival devoted to the production of original “short” one-act plays. Shorts for Kids will feature one act plays expressly designed to appeal to a diverse, multi-cultural young audience and their families and includes a free play reading of a series of scripts culled from City Theatre’s 1,200+ submissions as part of the National Ten-Minute Play Contest.

In honor of Sue Gunzburger

Concert Association of Florida 2007 – 2008 Premier Season at BCPA $13,000.

Eight events are featured, with four concerts by international touring symphony orchestras, two chamber orchestras, a quintet led by Pinchas Zukerman and a recital by Metropolitan opera star Angela Gheorghiu.

Fort Lauderdale Children’s Theatre Seussical the Musical $10,000.

Included in the mainstage series of plays will be Seussical the Musical, a play  in which all actors and technicians range in age from 6-18.  All programs will nurture children’s artistic growth while developing creative and culturally responsible citizens.
In honor of the memory of Nancy Fry, mother of Susan Lochrie

Gold Coast Jazz Society 2008 Winter & Spring Season of Jazz $10,000.

A series of classic traditional Jazz concerts featuring performers of international and national renown, as well as regional and local resident jazz musicians. Free pre-concert educational jazz talks  provided by a local jazz radio host are offered prior to each mainstage concert.
Funding Parnter: Albert Bishop Jazz Fund

Florida Youth Orchestra Spotlight Family Concert $10,000.

The 150 young musicians of the Florida Youth Orchestra provide community entertainment not commonly available to all segments of the population particularly senior citizens, individuals with special needs, and low income families. Spotlight Family Concerts bring classical music to a diverse audience.

Mosaic Theatre Making A Difference $10,000.

This repertoire includes dramatic and comedic works to challenge, teach, engage, and delight the audience. Tuesdays at Mosaic Reading Series will be a venue for playwrights to participate in a workshop.

Museum Of Art/Fort Lauderdale Future Retro: Drawings from the Great Age of American Automobiles $10,000.

This exhibit focuses on the height of American automobile design as it flourished in the decades following World War II with  beautifully rendered drawings and sculpted car models alongside actual vintage cars.

Symphony of the Americas Classics Events $10,000.

Five guest artist subscription performances feature an international guest artist for a one-week Broward residency including public & educational performances. Highlights include two outreach concerts at Weston Summerfest 2008 with Czech Moravian Virtuosi, an international orchestra in residence.
In honor of Theo Folz

Grant Awards $1,500 – $8,000

Association of Performing Arts of India RajaRadha Reddy Dance Company $3,500.

The performance titled Layaalayam explores the aesthetics of rhythm within the rich Indian dance tradition.

Bailes Ferrer 2008 Concert Series Voces de Mujer $6,000.

An evening-length Flamenco concert with original score by Jose Luis Rodriquez featuring guest artists from Spain, Gema Corredera, Belen Maya, and Pastora Galvan. Other performances include choreographies set for the company by invited guest artists Belen Maya and Pastora Galvan.

Coral Springs Museum of Art Peter King ~ Gateway to Peace ~ Artist in Residence 2008 $8,000.

Peter King, a Florida artist, recognized internationally for his architectural ceramics, will create Gateway To Peace for the International Peace Garden. For forty-five days, the artist will work outside the Museum, where visitors and onlookers can stop by and ask questions.

Fantasy Theatre Factory Children’s Cultural Enrichment and Literacy Programs $2,000.

Forty quality theatre experiences for children and families throughout Broward County, serving 15,000 children from all demographics, will be performed. The program will include literature and ecology based performances that support Sunshine State Standards for Reading and Science.

Fort Lauderdale Gay Men’s Chorus “Sneak Preview” June 20, 2008 Spring Concert $1,500.

This preview will  build community through quality musical performances promoting a world that accepts and values diversity. Clients of AIDS Service Agencies and other minority groups will be admitted free of charge.